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By Bridget Herrin - Evolllution. In our current era, discussion of Black and Latino male issues has become common among news analysts, bloggers and politicians. The elevated discourse is a result of high-profile killings of young Black men such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice as well as President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, which was designed to enhance the life and educational outcomes for boys and men of color. More...

By Erlinda J. Martinez - Evolllution. In California alone there are nearly 500 degree-granting higher education institutions, 112 of which are two-year, community colleges. Standing out in this immensely competitive marketplace can be challenging, especially for these two-year colleges that have been traditionally limited in the credentials they could offer. But no longer. More...

By Georgia Lorenz - Evolllution. In early 2015, a group of 15 two-year colleges across California were selected to offer bachelor’s degree programs in specific, high-demand fields—the first four-year degree programs to be offered by community colleges in the state. More...

By Bonnie Suderman - Evolllution. In early 2015, a group of 15 two-year colleges across California were selected to offer bachelor’s degree programs in specific, high-demand fields—the first four-year degree programs to be offered by community colleges in the state. With this move, California becomes the 22nd state to have two-year colleges offer four-year degrees. More...

By Doug Baker - Evolllution. Employer demand for postsecondary credentials today is stronger than ever before. For the most part, in order to get a high-skilled job that leads to a career, prospective employees need to hold at least an associate’s degree. More...

By Joianne Smith - Evolllution. Many students begin their studies at a community college but transfer to a university prior to completing an associate’s degree. At Oakton Community College, of the students who transfer, 89 percent do so prior to degree completion, compared to 11 percent that transfer after earning an associate’s degree. More...

By Walter G. Bumphus - Evolllution. Today more than ever, a postsecondary education is critical to success in the labor market. However, costs for higher education are skyrocketing and the discussion around access and completion has dominated national discourse. Two-year colleges are providing some fascinating solutions to these challenges. Starting in Tennessee and spreading across the country, the tuition-free community college movement is driving home the idea that higher education should be accessible to anyone willing to work for it. More...

By Zina Haywood - Evolllution. Nationally, access to higher education has been the mission of the two-year community college for decades. College access, leadership, as well as meeting business, industry and local community needs, is the mission of Gateway Technical College. More...

By Ken Downs - Evolllution. Many colleges and universities today may find themselves where the University of Arizona was a few years ago—having millions of scholarship dollars to award without a modern tool to effectively do so. Anyone familiar with scholarship management understands the challenges in transferring dollars from donors to students. More...

By Andrew Kelly - Evolllution. For too long, we’ve judged the quality of American higher education according to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous standard for pornography: “I know it when I see it.” Our current system evaluates colleges almost entirely on “inputs”—the academic pedigree of the students they admit, the credentials of their faculty, the number of volumes in their library, the flashiness of their amenities, and so on. More...